15. INCOME TAXES

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Pre-Tax Income

$

51,566

$

76,038

The Company's income tax expense is as follows:

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December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2024

U.S. Federal

$

5,846

$

13,213

State

2,154

1,315

Current income tax expense

8,000

14,528

U.S. Federal

2,117

(126)

State

(360)

(6)

Deferred income tax expense

1,757

(132)

Total income tax expense

$

9,757

$

14,396

The following is a reconciliation from the Company’s statutory rate to the effective tax rate reported in the financial statements:

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Year Ended

Year Ended

 

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December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2024

 

Income Tax at Federal Statutory Rate

$

10,829

 

21.00

%  

$

15,968

 

21.00

%

State and local income tax, net of federal benefit of state

 

572

 

1.11

%  

1,309

 

1.72

%

Energy efficient home credit

 

(2,335)

 

(4.53)

%  

(3,160)

 

(4.16)

%

Nontaxable or Nondeductible items

 

623

 

1.21

%  

827

 

1.09

%

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

2,889

 

5.60

%  

 

0.00

%

Deferred true-ups

 

(2,208)

 

(4.28)

%  

 

0.00

%

Other

 

(613)

 

(1.19)

%  

(548)

 

(0.72)

%

Total

$

9,757

 

18.92

%  

$

14,396

 

18.93

%

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company's state and local income tax expense, net of federal income tax effect, was primarily attributable to income taxes incurred in Georgia and Texas. These states collectively comprised more than 50% of the total state and local income tax expense for the period.

For the period ended December 31, 2025, the primary driver of the variance from the statutory rate was the federal Energy Efficient Home Credit, and deferred true-ups, which were partially offset by uncertain tax benefits.

For the period ended December 31, 2024, the primary driver of the variance from the statutory rate was the federal Energy Efficient Home Credit.

The tax effect of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities is as follows:

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December 31, 2025

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December 31, 2024

Accruals and reserves

$

1,043

$

(8)

Operating lease liabilities

299

301

Other assets

295

Goodwill and identifiable intangibles assets

44

Allowance for doubtful accounts

2,373

967

State Taxes

170

Uniform capitalization

32

25

Gross deferred tax assets

$

4,086

$

1,455

Valuation allowance

Total deferred tax assets

$

4,086

$

1,455

Deferred tax liabilities

Property and equipment, net

(1,994)

(2,179)

Operating lease, right-of-use assets

(293)

(319)

Installment sale revenue

(258)

(386)

Accrued interest receivable

(543)

(777)

Total deferred tax liabilities

$

(3,088)

$

(3,661)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

$

998

$

(2,206)

For the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company does not have any federal or state carryforward tax attributes. Additionally, after weighing up all available and positive and negative evidence for the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company determined no full valuation allowance was necessary, consistent with prior year.

On July 4th, 2025, the President signed into law significant federal tax legislation, H.R.1 (the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)). The legislation includes numerous changes to U.S. corporate income tax law, including but not limited to: permanent 100% bonus depreciation for qualified property, immediate expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures, modifications to the limitation on business interest expense, increased Section 179 expensing limits, changes to the international tax regime, and expanded limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation under IRC Section 162(m). Most provisions are effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, with certain transition rules and exceptions. The OBBBA did not materially impact the Company’s effective tax rate for the period ended December 31, 2025.

The Company is subject to income tax in multiple jurisdictions, including federal and several states. The Company has federal and state income tax returns that are open to examination from 2022 forward. As a result, the Company continuously monitors its current and prior filing positions in order to determine if any unrecognized tax positions need to be recorded. The analysis involves considerable judgment and is based on the best information available. A reconciliation of the beginning to ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

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December 31, 2025

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December 31, 2024

Balance as of January 1st

$

$

Additions for tax positions of prior years

3,111

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

(222)

Balance as of December 31st

$

2,889

$

A majority of the unrecognized tax benefit for the period ended December 31, 2025 relates to the recognition of revenue for income tax purposes. The Company has accrued interest expenses related to the unrecognized tax benefits for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, of $638 and $0, respectively. In addition, the Company has accrued penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 of $353 and $0,

respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the unrecognized tax benefits would, if recognized, decrease our effective taxes by $1.7 million.

The following summarizes the Company’s tax payments and refunds by jurisdiction.

Income Tax Paid, Net of Refunds

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Federal

$

4,710

State - GA

 

612

State - TX

 

406

Other Jurisdictions

 

726

Total

$

6,454

In addition to the income tax payments (net of refunds) presented above, the company purchased $5.0 million of 2024 transferable credits during the year ended December 31, 2025.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 12, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 12, 2025
2023Mar 15, 2024
2022Mar 15, 2023
2021Aug 3, 2022
2020Mar 17, 2021
2019Mar 30, 2020

About Income Taxes Disclosures

The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.

Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.